Project Gutenberg 2003-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Renard, Jules 1864 1910 Renard, Pierre Jules Poil de Carotte Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poil_de_carotte https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poil_de_Carotte Produced by Walter Debeuf "Poil de Carotte" by Jules Renard is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around a red-haired little boy, affectionately nicknamed Poil de Carotte (meaning "Carrot Top"), who confronts the challenges of being a misunderstood and timid child within his family, particularly dealing with an unsympathetic mother and siblings. At the start of the tale, we meet the Lepic family, where Madame Lepic first chastises her children for forgetting to close the chicken coop. The scene quickly establishes the dynamic between Poil de Carotte and his family, portraying him as timid and somewhat cowardly, especially compared to his more assertive siblings, Félix and Ernestine. Despite being pressured into actions that terrify him, such as closing the coop, Poil de Carotte manages to muster some courage, revealing a mix of apprehension, longing for approval, and the weariness of his family’s expectations. This establishes the groundwork for his character's development and the exploration of childhood fears and the quest for acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Boys -- Fiction Mothers and sons -- Fiction French fiction Families -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: French Literature 251804 2025-07-02T11:26:01.046359 text/html 264602 2020-12-28T03:41:00 text/html 150029 2025-07-02T11:26:06.435423 application/epub+zip 152587 2025-07-02T11:26:02.661377 application/epub+zip 152588 2025-07-02T11:26:01.622427 application/epub+zip 303863 2025-07-02T11:26:09.598329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264548 2025-07-02T11:26:05.821338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242035 2022-09-02T15:16:52.322497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222300 2025-07-02T11:25:59.840414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218174 2020-12-28T03:41:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19756 2025-07-02T11:26:09.724314 application/rdf+xml 11164 2025-07-02T11:26:02.114401 image/jpeg 3129 2025-07-02T11:26:01.867352 image/jpeg 82939 2020-12-28T03:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 88288 2020-12-28T03:41:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 145625 2025-07-02T11:26:01.069422 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia